2014 KIA Forte inflation pressure

Maintenance
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Radial-ply tires
Radial-ply tires provide improved
tread life, road hazard resistance and
smoother high speed ride. The radi-
al-ply tires used on this vehicle are
of belted construction and are select-
ed to complement the ride and han-
dling characteristics of your vehicle.
Radial-ply tires have the same load
carrying capacity as bias-ply or bias
belted tires of the same size and use
the same recommended inflation
pressure. Mixing of radial-ply tires
with bias-ply or bias belted tires is
not recommended. Any combina-
tions of radial-ply and bias-ply or bias
belted tires when used on the same
vehicle will seriously deteriorate
vehicle handling. The best rule to fol-
low is: identical radial-ply tires should
always be used as a set of four. Longer wearing tires can be more
susceptible to irregular tread wear. It
is very important to follow the tire
rotation interval shown in this section
to achieve the tread life potential of
these tires. Cuts and punctures in
radial-ply tires are repairable only in
the tread area, because of sidewall
flexing. Consult your tire dealer for
radial-ply tire repairs.
Low aspect ratio tire
(if equipped)
Low aspect ratio tires, whose aspect
ratio is lower than 50, are provided
for sporty looks.
Because the low aspect ratio tires
are optimized for handling and brak-
ing, it may be more uncomfortable to
ride in and there is more noise com-
pare with normal tires.

Specifications & Consumer information
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TIRES AND WHEELS
CAUTION
Using tires of a different size may damage the related parts or cause them to operate improp\
erly.
*1: Normal load : Up to 3 persons
*2: If your vehicle is not equipped with a compact spare tire, it will be equipped with a Tire Mobility Kit
ItemTire size Wheel size Inflation pressure kPa (psi)
Wheel lug nut torque
kg•m (lb N
Normal load *1Maximum load
Front Rear Front Rear
Full size tire P195/65R15 89T 6.0J X15
220 (32) 220 (32) 220 (32) 220 (32) 9~11
(65~79, 88~107)
P205/55R16 89H 6.5J X16
P215/45R17 87H 7.0J X17
Compact spare tire *
2T125/80D15 95M 4.0T×15 420 (60) 420 (60) 420 (60) 420 (60)

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Index
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-132
Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-34 Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Sunroof open warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Sunshade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36\
Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Disarmed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Tire specification and pressure label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44 All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Low aspect raito tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 7-44
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44 Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-22 Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Removable towing hook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71 Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
Trip A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73\
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-22 Closing the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Opening the trunk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50 Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
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